A modest proposal

With apologies to Jonathan Swift, I am submitting this modest proposal.

In New York, it is a violation of the traffic law for a driver to use a hand-held cell phone while operating a moving vehicle. This law is based on the assumption that drivers using these devices pose a danger to others using the roadways.

Recently in New York, the police have been cracking down on the use of hand-held cell phones by drivers. They stop the vehicles and issue tickets to the offending drivers.

Based on my observations as a driver on New York roads, it might be beneficial for the police to stop only those drivers who are not using a hand-held cell phone. That way, they would be off the road and safely out of the way of those dangerous drivers who are using hand-held cell phones.

At least for a few minutes.